Wednesday 4 November 2026

Mushrooms in Balsthal

Today, hedgehog mushrooms have the best chances around Balsthal (81/100, very favourable). Canton : Solothurn · altitude 518 m.

Balsthal is a Swiss municipality (6 560 inhabitants), at an altitude of 518 m (canton: Solothurn). On Wednesday 4 November 2026, conditions are favourable for: hedgehog mushrooms (81/100), black trumpets (77/100), wood blewits (75/100), saffron milk caps (73/100), parasol mushrooms (56/100) and funnel chanterelles (55/100). For hedgehog mushrooms, conditions are improving, with a peak expected on Wednesday 11 November 2026 (97/100). Terrain: likely trees around the municipality (beech, Norway spruce, silver fir and Scots pine), slightly acidic soil. Weather: 0 mm of rain fell over the last 8 days, 41 mm of rain are expected over the next 7 days, minimum temperatures range from 2 to 10 °C.

Open on the map

31/ 100

Ceps

Unlikely

7/ 100

Chanterelles

Unfavourable

0/ 100

Morels

Unfavourable

81/ 100

Hedgehog mushrooms

Very favourable

77/ 100

Black trumpets

Very favourable

55/ 100

Funnel chanterelles

Favourable

75/ 100

Wood blewits

Very favourable

73/ 100

Saffron milk caps

Favourable

56/ 100

Parasol mushrooms

Favourable

8-day forecast

Ceps

31Wed 4

27Thu 5

24Fri 6

22Sat 7

19Sun 8

22Mon 9

25Tue 10

26Wed 11

Chanterelles

7Wed 4

0Thu 5

0Fri 6

0Sat 7

0Sun 8

6Mon 9

11Tue 10

12Wed 11

Morels

0Wed 4

0Thu 5

0Fri 6

0Sat 7

0Sun 8

0Mon 9

0Tue 10

0Wed 11

Hedgehog mushrooms

81Wed 4

77Thu 5

75Fri 6

76Sat 7

75Sun 8

83Mon 9

94Tue 10

97Wed 11

Black trumpets

77Wed 4

73Thu 5

68Fri 6

65Sat 7

62Sun 8

65Mon 9

69Tue 10

74Wed 11

Funnel chanterelles

55Wed 4

49Thu 5

45Fri 6

43Sat 7

40Sun 8

45Mon 9

55Tue 10

64Wed 11

Wood blewits

75Wed 4

68Thu 5

65Fri 6

62Sat 7

60Sun 8

64Mon 9

71Tue 10

75Wed 11

Saffron milk caps

73Wed 4

68Thu 5

64Fri 6

60Sat 7

55Sun 8

57Mon 9

62Tue 10

60Wed 11

Parasol mushrooms

56Wed 4

49Thu 5

45Fri 6

45Sat 7

41Sun 8

49Mon 9

57Tue 10

61Wed 11

Forests and soils around Balsthal

The terrain

Likely trees: beech, Norway spruce, silver fir, Scots pine
Soil: slightly acidic (pH 5.6), équilibrée
Slope: 7° · ubac

Habitat by species

Ceps	92	large forest of suitable host trees: beech, Norway spruce, Scots pine
Chanterelles	100	large forest of suitable host trees: beech, Norway spruce, Scots pine
Morels	38	large forest of suitable host trees
Hedgehog mushrooms	95	large forest of suitable host trees: beech, Norway spruce, Scots pine
Black trumpets	86	large forest of suitable host trees: beech, sessile oak
Funnel chanterelles	100	large forest of suitable host trees: beech, Norway spruce, Scots pine
Wood blewits	66	large forest of suitable host trees: beech, Norway spruce, Scots pine
Saffron milk caps	93	large forest of suitable host trees: Norway spruce, Scots pine, silver fir
Parasol mushrooms	71	large forest of suitable host trees

Recent and forecast weather

Day	Min	Max	Rain	Air humidity	Soil moisture
Wed 28	7 °C	11 °C	0.0 mm	87 %	30 %
Thu 29	6 °C	11 °C	0.0 mm	84 %	30 %
Fri 30	5 °C	9 °C	0.0 mm	87 %	30 %
Sat 31	5 °C	10 °C	0.0 mm	83 %	29 %
Sun 1	4 °C	8 °C	0.0 mm	77 %	29 %
Mon 2	2 °C	6 °C	0.0 mm	82 %	28 %
Tue 3	4 °C	5 °C	0.0 mm	86 %	28 %
Wed 4 forecast	4 °C	8 °C	0.0 mm	88 %	28 %
Thu 5 forecast	2 °C	9 °C	0.0 mm	91 %	28 %
Fri 6 forecast	4 °C	8 °C	1.7 mm	92 %	27 %
Sat 7 forecast	5 °C	11 °C	1.3 mm	91 %	29 %
Sun 8 forecast	4 °C	6 °C	2.4 mm	99 %	28 %
Mon 9 forecast	6 °C	13 °C	14.2 mm	94 %	32 %
Tue 10 forecast	10 °C	16 °C	20.9 mm	96 %	34 %
Wed 11 forecast	8 °C	15 °C	0.8 mm	94 %	34 %

Temperatures corrected for the altitude of the municipality. Source: Open-Meteo.

Going further

Mushrooms in Solothurn · All cantons · Ranking of cantons · How the score is calculated

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